Study sheds light on how autistic people communicate Date: May 14, 2025 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non ...

She is a non-executive director of Disability Wales. I recently had a medical appointment and explained that I’m autistic. It affects how I communicate and understand information, and sometimes ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order restricting state agencies from collecting and sharing autism-related data, in response to federal efforts to create a ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is waging war on autism — and experts say it’s both unscientific and stigmatizing. The newly appointed HHS Secretary said autism ...

Chris Packham has said that autistic people are not “broken”, but just “different”. The BBC presenter and naturalist, 64, insisted that the condition did not need a “cure” after Robert ...

More than 200,000 people are now waiting for an autism assessment in England, with some having been on the list for years, alarming NHS data show. Autism charities said it was unacceptable that ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda has won praise from some whose loved ones have severe complications from autism. But others say his rhetoric fails to accurately portray people on ...

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), and 80 other disability rights, civil rights, and public health organizations sent a letter to Secretary of ...

The U.S. health secretary has also announced his own investigation, pledging to find an answer to the autism “epidemic” by September. It’s an ambitious goal. It’s also a realistic one but ...

I won’t act like life as an autistic man is butterflies and roses. It’s led to struggles that I need to keep working on every day. I have a hard time making eye contact with people ...

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to ...

Fort Worth Police Department via Facebook A missing 18-year-old autistic woman has been found safe, Fort Worth police said. Police were asking for the public’s help locating the woman ...